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  • Sheppard’s newest Senior NCOs: Don’t just wear the stripe, leave a legacy

    An elite cadre of about 42 Sheppard Airmen will be inducted into the Senior NCO ranks as new leaders in the Air Force at an Induction Ceremony July 22. While taking on their new rank, responsibilities and possibly more or new subordinates, these are the master sergeants that will be responsible for

  • End of an Era:Sheppard pilot celebrates space milestone

    Forty-two years to the day after Neil Armstrong took his "one small step" and became the first person to walk on the moon, the family of a Sheppard T-38 instructor pilot is celebrating its own space milestone.Retired Col. Michael Fossum, the father of 1st Lt. Mitchell Fossum of the 90th Flying

  • Barrier testing ensures Sheppard family and personnel safety

    Have you noticed the Sheppard main gate, Missile Road and Clinic gate barriers are being tested every Wednesday during duty hours? These tests are an essential part of keeping Sheppard families and personnel safe.Byron Harps, 82nd Security Forces Squadron installation physical security manager, said

  • Change ceiling fans during summer, winter months

    Does the direction the ceiling fan turn really make a difference? The answer is yes. Ceiling fans provide great air circulation. These benefits can be optimized by ensuring the ceiling fan blade rotation is correct for circulating warm air during winter or creating a breeze effect during the summer.

  • Colonel Bareihs takes command of 80th FTW

    In addition to leading the world's premier international pilot training program, taking care of people and building strong working partnerships between NATO allies will be the primary focus areas for the new commander of the 80th Flying Training Wing.Col. Dieter Bareihs, a 1990 graduate of the

  • Sheppard to complete METC move without break in training

    As the last Medical Materiel Apprentice and Supervisor training courses graduate June 28, Sheppard gives a final farewell to last of the 882nd Training Group courses as it completes the move to the Medical Education and Training Campus at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The move is part of the Base

  • First Airmen graduate extended Air Force EOD screening course

    Six Airmen graduated from the first Explosives Ordnance Disposal preliminary screening course at Sheppard June 27. The revised and extended 20-day academic Air Force program gives Airmen a well rounded vision of their duties while mentally and physically challenging them. The goal for the course is

  • Released: 2010 Annual Drinking Water Report

    The Annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) on the Quality of Tap Water for Sheppard AFB has been completed. The purpose of this report is to help consumers understand the quality of water received by Sheppard AFB from the Wichita Falls water system over the course of the previous calendar year

  • IDES in place for wounded warriors

    A new Disability Evaluation System that integrates the processes of the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs is now in place at Sheppard for service members referred for medical evaluation boards.The Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) provides a more seamless transition to veteran

  • Deployment Exercise Improves PIMR

    During a deployment exercise at Sheppard AFB on June 20-21, members of the 82nd Medical Group screened hundreds of permanent party Air Force Airmen to ensure they are medically ready to deploy. "The primary reason we did this was to improve our Preventive Health Assessment and Individual Medical